Bitcoin Price Sinks to $79,146 as Liquidations Rock Weekend Trading

Bitcoin’s price cracked below $80,000 on Saturday, touching its lowest price in more than a month as leveraged traders absorbed hundreds of millions in liquidations. The weekend selloff handed longtime bitcoin critic Peter Schiff fresh ammunition for an even darker prediction.

Bitcoin Hashrate Reclaims One Zettahash As Mining Competition Rebounds

A seven-day hashrate rebound above one zettahash shows why company-level exits cannot be read as a simple decline in Bitcoin mining competition.

October 24, 2026, 5:00 pm

Chamath Palihapitiya Warns Bitcoin Will Hit Zero After Years of Bullish Calls

Chamath Palihapitiya once predicted bitcoin would reach $1 million. Now he says artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually hack the Bitcoin protocol and ultimately send BTC’s value to zero. But the billionaire’s reversal follows a familiar pattern.

October 24, 2026, 4:30 pm

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Strategy, Strive face balancing act between bitcoin buying and preferred stock dividends

The securities have financed purchases of nearly 136,000 bitcoin, opening a funding channel that analysts expect to complement the larger ETF market.

October 24, 2026, 4:00 pm

Bitcoin Loses $80,000 as $200 Million in Leverage Unwinds in an Hour

Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $80,000 on Saturday as more than $200 million in crypto positions were liquidated within an hour. Traders betting on higher prices accounted for $191.33 million of that total. Ethereum (ETH) fell alongside the leading crypto.

October 24, 2026, 3:47 pm

McRib Is Back, and Bitcoin’s Weirdest Bullish Indicator Lives On

Crypto proponents are once again entertaining the curious connection between McDonald’s McRib and bitcoin prices, as the fast-food giant announced the limited-time sandwich will return Oct. 27, reigniting speculation over whether its comeback might serve up a bullish helping of bitcoin price action.

October 24, 2026, 3:30 pm

Bitcoin Keeps Reversing. Why Are 80% of Crypto Tokens Falling?

Bitcoin has spent October making both bulls and bears look foolish. It slipped below $80,000 last week, recovered toward $84,000 this week, then fell back toward $81,000. Each bounce has looked promising. Each reversal has exposed how little confidence there is behind it. The damage is much worse beneath Bitcoin’s price.

October 24, 2026, 3:23 pm

Crypto under weekend pressure, bitcoin slides below $80,000 on U.S. Middle East evacuations

Bitcoin has sunk to its weakest level in more than one month.

October 24, 2026, 3:11 pm

Sygnum Launches Bitcoin Loans With Collateral Keys Shared Across Parties

Sygnum’s MultiSYG lending service distributes Bitcoin collateral keys among clients, the bank and independent institutional key holders.

October 24, 2026, 3:00 pm

Franklin Moves Bitcoin DRIP ETFs Toward Nasdaq With Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Two Franklin ETF filings combine US equities with a Bitcoin allocation funded through dividends, adding a different route to crypto exposure.

October 24, 2026, 2:00 pm

Bitcoin’s wealthy holders turning to loans and yield as investment habits mature: Xapo CEO

Borrowing against bitcoin and earning income to build their BTC holdings are becoming priorities for long-term investors, Xapo Bank CEO Seamus Rocca told CoinDesk.

October 24, 2026, 2:00 pm

Bitcoin Price Faces $78K Threat as Sellers Hammer Key Support

Bitcoin’s price traded near $80,500 Saturday morning, Oct. 24, with sellers controlling the shorter time frames despite longer-term technical indicators remaining positive. Exchange aggregation sites recorded a 24-hour low of $80,409, while Bitstamp logs identified support near $80,351 per coin.

October 24, 2026, 12:45 pm

BTC Exchange Price

$80,430.00 -1.09%

$79,263.00 Low High $81,417.00

$1.62T Market Cap

$23.90B Total Volume (1.48%)

$126,080 All Time High -36.21%

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